I have another question for all of you wise swimmers. I see the saying"to swim fast in a meet you need to swim fast in practice" or something like that. So, do I need to be swimming at race pace for each set that I do? Should I just make sure that I am swimming at say 80 or 90%? I'm not sure. I would have thought it would depend on the workout but what do I know? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks and hope you are having a good weekend!
"to swim fast in a meet you need to swim fast in practice"
The other side to this idea, apart from specific % of max speed, is just to say that if you swim your sets with the goal of "just" getting through them, you are not really putting full effort into swimming them in a manner that is required to get the full benefit from the set. Strolling through turns, disregarding SDK's off the walls, breathing every stoke under flags on the last length develop poor habits that will hurt you more in a race. Take the time that you are able to get in the water and really work it out! :cheerleader:
"to swim fast in a meet you need to swim fast in practice"
The other side to this idea, apart from specific % of max speed, is just to say that if you swim your sets with the goal of "just" getting through them, you are not really putting full effort into swimming them in a manner that is required to get the full benefit from the set. Strolling through turns, disregarding SDK's off the walls, breathing every stoke under flags on the last length develop poor habits that will hurt you more in a race. Take the time that you are able to get in the water and really work it out! :cheerleader:
